Ben Mckenna Design Context: November 2012

Wednesday 28 November 2012

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow

A scarecrow is, essentially, a decoy. Traditionally, it is a human figure (or mannequin) dressed in old clothes and placed in fields by farmers to discourage birds such as crows or sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.

Becks bottled art.

Becks beer bottle.

The Hot Box.

More logo research for The Hot Box.

Monday 26 November 2012

The Hot Box.

Logo research.
http://reynoldsandreyner.com/

Becks bottled art.

Examples of laser cut finishes.

Sunday 18 November 2012

Onoe.

Vaughn Bode.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughn_Bodē

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Two Guys named Joe.

http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2010/07/28/which-professional-actor-was-the-original-voice-of-heimlich-the-caterpillar.aspx#.UKk4TmDBEeM

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Two Guys named Joe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otA9AqlN2QY

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Joe Ranft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Ranft

Joseph Henry "Joe" Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, voice actor and magician who worked forPixar and Disney. His brother, Jerome Ranft, is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar movies.

In 1980, Joe Ranft joined Disney as a writer and storyboard artist. During his first five years with Disney, Joe worked on a number of television projects^[1] that were never produced. Later in his Disney career, he was promoted into the Feature Animation department, where he was mentored by Eric Larson. Ranft later spoke about training under the Disney legend: "He always reminds me of just the fundamental things that I tend to forget. You know, it like, animation is so complex; 'How many drawings are in there?' and stuff, but Eric always comes back to like; 'What does the audience perceive?'" Around this time, he studied under and began performing with the improvisational group, The Groundlings. Ranft stayed with Disney throughout the 1980s, writing the story on many animated features including Oliver & Company, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. He also worked on The Brave Little Toaster in 1987 for Hyperion Animation and James and the Giant Peach in 1996 for Allied Filmmakers.

Ranft reunited with Lasseter when he was hired by Pixar in 1991 as their head of story. There he worked on all of their films produced up to 2006; this included Toy Story (for which he received an Academy Award nomination) and A Bug's Life, as the co-story writer and others as story supervisor. His final film was Cars. He also voiced characters in many of the films, including Heimlich the caterpillar in A Bug's Life, Wheezy the penguin in Toy Story 2 and Jacques the shrimp in Finding Nemo.

In the movie Monsters, Inc., Joe Ranft had a monster named after him (J.J. Ranft) as most of the scarers in the film were named for Pixar staff.

Ranft used a German accent to voice Heimlich the caterpillar in A Bug's Life and a French accent to voice Jacques the shrimp in Finding Nemo. He was also given lead story credit on 1987's The Brave Little Toaster and voiced Elmo St. Peters, the appliance salesman.

His favorite writers were Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe. His favorite magicians were John Carney, Daryl, Michael Ammar, Ricky Jay, and Jimmy Grippo.

On August 16, 2005, Ranft was a passenger in his 2004 Honda Element when the driver, named Elegba Earl, lost control and crashed through the guard rail while heading northbound on Highway 1. The car plunged 130 feet into the mouth of the Navarro River in Mendocino County, California. Both Ranft and Earl were killed instantly. Another passenger, Eric Frierson, survived by escaping through the sun roof; he received moderate injuries.^[4]^[5] Ranft, who was 45, died during the production of Cars, which he co-directed and voice acted in. The film was later dedicated to him. His remains were cremated.^{[citation needed]}The film and tie-in game are dedicated to his memory, as is Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, on which Ranft was executive producer. Henry Selick called him "the story giant of our generation."^[5]

In honor of Ranft, in Selick's animated film production, Coraline, the moving SUV that moves Coraline into her new apartment is emblazoned with a "Ranft Moving, Inc." logo. The movers themselves are modeled after Joe and brother Jerome, and Jerome Ranft voices one of the movers.

In the 2010 DVD re-release of Toy Story 2, there is a special feature that talks about Ranft and his life and accomplishments at both Disney and Pixar, and how the Pixar staff greatly enjoyed his sense of humor.

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Heimlich from "A Bugs LIfe".

The above story sketch for "A Bug's Life" was actually done by Joe Ranft. Back
when Heimlich the caterpillar really was supposed to be the clown in

P.T. Flea's Circus.Copyright Disney / Pixar.

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The very hungry Caterpillar.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a children's picture book designed, illustrated and written by Eric Carle, first published by the World Publishing Company in 1969, later published by Penguin Putnam.^[1] The book follows a caterpillar as it eats its way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before pupating and emerging as abutterfly. The winner of many children's literature awards and a major graphic design award,^[2] it has sold 30 million copies worldwide.^[3] It has been described as having sold the equivalent of a copy per minute since its publication.^[4] It features distinctive collage illustrations (Carle's third book, and a new style at the time), 'eaten' holes in the pages and simple text with educational themes – counting, the days of the week, foods, and a butterfly's life stages. There have been a large number of related books and other products, including educational tools, created in connection to the book. Whilst the caterpillar's diet is fictional, rather than scientifically accurate, The Very Hungry Caterpillar introduces concepts of Lepidoptera life stages where transformations take place including the ultimatemetamorphosis from 'hungry caterpillar' to 'beautiful butterfly', and the book has been endorsed by the Royal Entomological Society.It has been described as "one of the greatest childhood classics of all time."

Becks beer bottle research.

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Prince Randian The Human Caterpillar.

http://www.trulyscience.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=5530

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Randian

Prince Randian or Prince Rardion (ca. 1871 – December 19, 1934), also known as The Snake Man, The Living Torso, The Human Caterpillar and a variety of other names was an American performer with tetra-amelia syndrome and a famous limbless sideshow performer of the early 1900s, best known for his ability to roll cigarettes with his lips. He was reportedly brought to the United States by P.T. Barnum in 1889 and was a popular carnival and circus attraction for 45 years. Prince Randian can be seen in the 1932 film Freaks.

Randian (whose birth name is unknown) was born with no arms or legs in Demerara, British Guiana. He was a Hindu and spoke Hindi, English, French, andGerman.^[1] With his wife, known as Princess Sarah, he fathered four daughters and a son. He and his wife lived at 174 Water Street, Paterson, New Jersey, until his death.

For his act, Randian wore a one-piece wool garment that fit tightly over his body, giving him the appearance of a caterpillar or snake, and would move himself around the stage by wiggling his hips and shoulders. His best-known ability was rolling and lighting cigarettes using only his lips, but he was also capable of painting andwriting by holding a brush or stylus with his lips and of shaving himself by securing a razor in a wooden block. He kept all of the props and materials used in his act in a wooden box that he reportedly constructed, painted and affixed a lock to by himself.